Neopantopsalis

Taylor, Christopher K. & Hunt, Glenn S., 2009, New genus of Megalopsalidinae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Monoscutidae) from north-eastern Australia, Zootaxa 2130, pp. 41-59 : 47

Key to species of Neopantopsalis

Because of its uncertain status (see below) N. continentalis ( Roewer 1923) is omitted from the following key.

1 Propeltidium unarmed or with very few denticles on apices of lateral mounds only................................................... 2

- Propeltidium with numerous denticles ......................................................................................................................... 3

2 Median propeltidial area of dorsal prosomal plate with broad white ‘mask’ ................................... N. pentheter n. sp.

- Only ocularium white, remainder of dorsal prosomal plate dark brown .................................................. N. psile n. sp.

3 Propeltidium with few, large denticles ( Fig. 4 ); femur II not pseudoarticulated ........ N. quasimodo n. sp. (complex).

- Propeltidium with numerous small denticles ( Fig. 33 ); femur II pseudoarticulated .................................................... 4

4 Ocularium slightly rugose; lateral mounds on dorsal promal plate rounded in lateral view; proventral spines on femur I short ......................................................................................................................... N. camelus ( Forster 1949) .

- Ocularium strongly rugose; lateral mounds on dorsal prosomal plate angular in lateral view; proventral spines on femur I long.............................................................................................................................. N. thaumatopoios n. sp.

Figures

FIGURES 3 – 10. Neopantopsalis quasimodo n. sp., male. 3. Lateral view of body showing chelicerae and pedipalps (QM S 2481, holotype). 4. Lateral view of body with appendages removed (QM S 2481, holotype). 5. Cheliceral fingers, frontal view (QM S 74301). 6. Femur to tibia of right leg I, dorsal view (QM S 2481, holotype). 7. Total penis, right lateral view (QM S 2488). 8. Glans, right lateral view (QM S 2488). 9. Glans of same male, ventral view (QM S 2488). 10. Glans of different male, ventral view (QM S 74301). Scale bars for Figs. 3 – 6 = 1 mm; Fig. 7 = 0.5 mm; Figs. 8 – 10 = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 33 – 36. Neopantopsalis thaumatopoios n. sp., male (QM S 2850). 33. Dorsal view of body. 34. Lateral view of body with anterior limbs. 35. Tip of penis, lateral view. 36. Tip of penis, ventral view. Scale bars for Figs. 33 and 34 = 1 mm; Figs. 35 and 36 = 0.1 mm.